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diff --git a/muse_qt4_evolution/README b/muse_qt4_evolution/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..26b1e7d4 --- /dev/null +++ b/muse_qt4_evolution/README @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ +==================================================================== + MusE --- Linux Music Editor +==================================================================== + +Welcome to MusE, the open source MIDI/Audio sequencer. + +MusE is distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). +Please check out the file COPYING in this directory for more +details. + +,-----------------------------------------------------------------. +| NOTICE | +|-----------------------------------------------------------------| +| Some parts of MusE code are EXPERIMENTAL, and may well result | +| in a CRASH, and who knows what other ill effects. | +| RUN THIS SOFTWARE AT YOUR OWN RISK. | +`-----------------------------------------------------------------' + + ============================= + Requirements + ============================= + + - CMake 2.4 + http:/www.cmake.org/HTML/Download.html + + - QT: Qt 4.2.0 or above + ftp://ftp.trolltech.com/qt/source + MusE does _not_ compile with older versions + + - gcc 4.x.x + + - libsndfile >= 1.0.1 + http://www.zip.com.au/~erikd/libsndfile/ + + - libsamplerate + + - JACK >= 0.103 + http://jackit.sourceforge.net/download/ + + Optional: + + - fluidsynth-1.0.3 (formerly known as iiwusynth) from + http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/fluid + + - DSSI + + - ConTeXt (for building documentation, by default the build + script tries to build documentation, can be + disabled by setting ENABLE_DOCUMENTATION to OFF) + + ============================= + Compiling: + ============================= + + - download source from http://lmuse.sourceforge.net/ + + - unpack source: + tar xvofz muse-xyz.tar.gz </code> + + - to compile MusE, run the following commands: + mkdir muse # create build directory + cd muse # enter build directory + cmake ../muse-xyz # create make system + make # compile muse + + - install MusE: + run "make install" + + ============================= + running MusE + ============================= + + MusE is a realtime program which requires special rights to + work poperly. + Recommended setup: + + - check if you are running a sufficiently new linux kernel > 2.6.x + + - create an "audio" group if it does not already exists + and put yourself into this group + + - make sure you can acces the realtime clock (RTC) + chmod 660 /dev/rtc + chgrp audio /dev/rtc + + - make sure MusE can set the rtc clock: + echo 8192 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq + inspect with: + cat /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq + + - for MusE to gain RT priviledges load the "realtime-lsm" + modul; the modul should be configured to give all "audio" + group members realtime priviledges + + - make sure the alsa sequencer modul is loaded: + /sbin/modprobe snd-seq + (same distros (ubuntu) do not load it by default :-( ) + + - start qjackctl + - start JACK with qjackctl + + - start MusE + + (JACK and all its clients (qjackctl & MusE) must run with the + same user id) + + + ============================= + known bugs + ============================= + + - many + +==================================================================== +Let me know whether MusE works for you !!! +Have a look at the webpage http://lmuse.sourceforge.net/ for details. + |